Madrigals Reminder Cards Flashcards
OR (identical)
El doctor
El actor
NB: sometimes TOR becomes DOR
The senator = El Senador
AL (identical)
El animal
Personal
NB: Sometimes “cal” becomes “co”
Logical = Lógico
Ble (identical)
El cable
Probable
IC = ICO
El atlántico
Eléctrico
ENT and ANT get an E at the end
El presidente
Excelente
El restaurante
Importante
NB: MENT becomes MENTO (monumento)
IST = ISTA
El violinista
El dentista
OUS = OSO
Delicioso
Famoso
TION = CIÓN
SION = SIÓN
La invitación
La conversación
La discusión
TY = DAD
E.g. capacity = la capacidad
Electricity = la electricidad
¿Tomó usted (café, sopa, una aspirina)?
Tomó means you take, but in Spanish that’s how you ask if someone’s had food.
Did you take (coffee/soup/an aspirin)?
No, no tomé (té/un sándwich/un taxi)
Tomé means I took, but in Spanish that’s how you say if you’ve had food.
No, I didn’t take (tea/a sandwich/a taxi)
RY = RIO
E.g. the canary = el canario
EM = EMA
AM = AMA
El problema
El telegrama
Invité and visité are followed by the letter “a” (known as the personal “a” because it is used when PERSONS follow verbs)
¿ Invitó usted a su mamá al cine?
